Stove-door



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No. 311,771. Patented Feb. 3, 1885.

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WILLIAM L. MODOVELL, OF LOWER MERION, PENNSYLVANIA.

STOVE-=DOOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 311,771, dated February 3, 1885.

Application filed September 16, 1884.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM L. MoDowELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lower Merion, in the county of Montgomery, State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Stove-Doors, which improvement is fully set forth in the following specification and accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 represents a front View of a stove door and portion of a stove embodying my in vention. Fig. 2 represents a similar view of the same, a portion of the door being removed andthe parts of the hinge separated. Fig. 3 represents an end view thereof. Fig. 4 represents a vertical section in line w :0, Fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate corre sponding parts in the several figures.

My invention consists of a novel construction of the hinge of a stove-door,whereby many advantages are attained, as will behereinafter fully set forth.

Referring to the drawings, A represents a stove-door, and B represents a frame ora portion of a stove to which the door is hinged. On the hinged end of the doorare lugs O, which project horizontally, and are provided with gudgeons a, the gudgeon on the upper lug projeeting downwardly, and that on the lower lug projecting upwardly. The gudgeons rest in depressions b, formed in the upper and lower ends of a butt, 'D, the latter being connected with or secured to the frame or portion B, and occupying a position between the lugs G.

E represents a cap, which is fitted to the butt D, and has depressions c, coinciding with the depressions b, it being noticed that each grid geon a partly occupies one of the depressions b and partly one of the depressions c, and is concealed by the butt D and said cap E.

F represents a screw, which is passed through the butt and cap, and engages with a nut, d, on the back of the frame or portion B, where by the cap is secured in position on the butt.

It will be seen that in order to connect the parts the door is applied to the frame or portion B in such manner that portions of the gudgeons a enter the depressions b of the butt D from in front of the latter. The cap E is (Xo model.)

then fitted to the butt, so that the other portions of the gudgeons enter the depressions c of the cap, each pair of depressions 0 match ing or coinciding, to make a complete depression and bearing for the respective gudgeon or pintle. The screw is now applied, whereby the cap and butt are connected and the gudgeons prevented from displacement, the cap'and butt thus forming one part of the hinge of the door, the other part consisting of the gudgeons and the lugs C, it being seen that thehinge is simple and inexpensive,and formed of few parts, which are easily applied, as has been stated, and may be readily separated by removal of the screw. The contiguous faces of the butt and cap are shouldered or tongued and grooved, in order to prevent lateral motions or shifting of said cap.

I am aware that lugs with pins have been secured to a stovedoor frame, and hook-shaped pieces cast with the door, in which case the cap-piece employed is also screwed to the door, so as to move therewith, and said pieces require to be hooked in behind the pins, in order to locate the door on the frame, which expensive and inconvenient construction is avoided by the depressions in the butt and cap and the connection of the cap with the butt.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. Astove-door havinglugs with gudgeons, in combination with a butt on the door frame or support, and a cap, said butt and cap having matched depressions to receive the gudgeons of the door, and the cap being secured to the butt, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. A butt on the door-frame, in combination with gudgeons on the door, and a cap-piece secured to said butt, the butt and cap-piece having coincident depressions at top and bottom, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

M. L. MODO WELL.

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